Photo of the day From the Stripes archives

April 15, 2008

 

Red Grandy ©Stars and Stripes

Oslo, Norway, February 19, 1952: A Canadian player chases the puck behind the net in a game against Czechoslovakia at the Olympics. Canada spotted the Czechs a goal in the battle of unbeaten teams, but came back for a 4-1 win and went on to capture the gold medal — for the last time in the 20th century, as it turned out.